________ Leads the World in the Number of Patents, Because

question 33

Multiple Choice

________ leads the world in the number of patents, because they concentrate on ________.This is consistent with ________.

• A) Switzerland; areas of their expertise; their emphasis on efficiency
• B) The United States; making important breakthroughs; their emphasis on individualism
• C) Japan; making incremental improvements; their emphasis on the usefulness aspect of creativity
• D) Germany; engineering; their emphasis on precision
• E) China; using their connections to get products and processes patented; the concept of guanxi

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